Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2101: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Establishes the medical primary care schol
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 16, 2026:
2026 -- S 2101 ======== LC003656 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Introduced By: Senators Lauria, DiMario, Murray, Valverde, Kallman, Ujifusa, Pearson, Zurier, Urso, and Euer Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 Referred To: Senate Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. The general assembly hereby makes the following findings of fact: (1) Primary care healthcare in the State of Rhode Island is in crisis. (2) There currently exists a national and regional shortage of primary care healthcare providers. (3) Many primary care healthcare providers are retiring early and many more are approaching retirement age. (4) Primary care healthcare is provided by physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants and the overall numbers of medical professionals entering the field of primary care healthcare is declining. (5) It is increasingly difficult for primary care practices to hire nurses, medical assistants, behavioral health clinicians and other key staff, which is leading to even higher burnout among primary care providers. (6) Fewer students are going into primary care as a profession due to lower salaries, high student loans and increasing administrative burden leading to provider burnout. (7) Our aging Rhode Island population requires more medical care. (8) As a state, we must recruit, …
Sponsors
- Pamela Lauria (D, SD-032) · primary sponsor
- DiMario, Alana (D, SD-036)
- Melissa Murray (D, SD-024)
- Bridget Valverde (D, SD-035)
- Meghan Kallman (D, SD-015)
- Linda Ujifusa (D, SD-011)
- Ryan Pearson (D, SD-019)
- Samuel Zurier (D, SD-003)
- Lori Urso (D, SD-008)
- Dawn Euer (D, SD-013)
Latest actions
- : Referred to House Finance
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
Votes
- Senate Seq #389: (June 4, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage (June 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage (May 19, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is S2101?
- S2101 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Establishes the medical primary care schol.
- What does S2101 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.)
- What is the status of S2101?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to House Finance (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2101?
- Pamela Lauria (D, SD-032), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2101?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2101.pdf
Source: official Rhode Island record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.